Poster

Plagiarism Increases During the Semester, and Students Who Write More Copy More

Time and Location
Poster Session III - Board: III-054
Friday May 26, 2006, 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Westside Ballroom

John S. Mansfield  [E-mail Presenter]
State University of New York College at Plattsburgh

Abstract
Plagiarism analysis of 4835 assignments from an Introductory Psychology course showed that: a) 22% of the assignments contained a phrase longer than 18 words that matched the textbook, b) this type of plagiarism occurred more as the semester progressed, and c) students who wrote more were more likely to plagiarize.

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